🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

holding noun

  /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ , [ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ] , [ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ] , [ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ]
  • Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
possession

hold verb

  /hoʊld/ , /həʊld/ , [hoəɫd] , [həʊɫd]
  • (transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.
tenir, retenir, soutenir, garder, détenir
  • To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.
tenir, soutenir, contenir
  • (archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.
détenir

hold noun

  /hoʊld/ , /həʊld/ , [hoəɫd] , [həʊɫd]
  • (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).
cale, soute

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

holding noun

  /ɔl.diŋ/
holding company
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